Archive for February, 2009

There is some significance to the year 2012 other than the Mayan calendar ending and also the year of the London olympic games. The GSM Association has announced that it and 17 of it’s partner companies are working a universal cellphone charger solution. They think they will have a common format in place by 2012. Seems like it should meet the deadline no problem since the group’s choice of connector, micro-USB, has already gained acceptance as a pretty common format.

The Android Market on Google android enabled phones e.g the T-mobile G1/HTC Dream now allow developers of apps to sell there apps in the market.

“I’m pleased to announce that Android Market is now accepting priced applications from US and UK developers,” said Eric Chu in a blog post Friday. “Initially, priced applications will be available to end users in the US starting mid next week.”

Until now, Android Market had only offered free applications. But Google has been working to improve it from its initial incarnation. “Android Market is able to distinguish among different Android devices. As devices are released, Android Market will ensure that users only see applications that will work correctly on their devices,” Google said.

Support in other countries will follow. “We will also enable developers in Germany, Austria, Netherlands, France, and Spain to offer priced applications later this quarter. By the end of Q1 2009, we will announce support for developers in additional countries,” Chu said.

Chu also said free applications would be available through Android Market in Australia beginning Sunday and in Singapore “in coming weeks.”